tinned

American  

[tind] / tɪnd /

adjective

1. coated or plated with tin.

2. Chiefly British. preserved or packed in a can; canned.

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tinned British  

/ tɪnd /

adjective

1. plated, coated, or treated with tin

2. preserved or stored in airtight tins

   tinned soup

3. coated with a layer of solder

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Other Word Forms

• untinned adjective

Etymology

Origin of tinned

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tin, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

Donna, who used to work in the military but now works in education, stores water, tinned food, freeze-dried food, tea, coffee, powdered milk and a first aid kit.

From BBC

She has cultivated a down-to-earth image, posting photos on social media of her meal of tinned mackerel on rye bread and cleaning windows at home.

From The Wall Street Journal

How disappointed she would be to see my room at my aunt’s boardinghouse —a perilous stack of tinned peaches and corned beef hash, a nest of an unmade bed.

From Literature

The supermarket said it would stop sourcing fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April, as well as tinned mackerel once the current stock sells out.

From BBC

The men of the Advance survived on salty dried meat and tinned vegetables.

From Literature